Faculty
Our course creators and class leaders have provided remote and austere medical support in wilderness and backcountry settings around the globe: from Antarctica and the European Alps to the African savannas, Australia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia; from the mountains, steppes, rainforests and rivers of South America to the deserts, prairies, canyons, rolling hills, snowy ranges and glaciers of North America.
Natalie Bonthius, MD
- Founder of Survival Med
- Emergency Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
- Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) Candidate
- Certified Advanced Wilderness and Expedition Provider (AWEP)
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support Instructor
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- Board Member, International Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
Ayesha Tabbasom, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician, Willis-Knighton Health & ER of Texas
- Board-Certified in Emergency & Family Medicine
- BORSTAR Austere Paramedic Course Instructor
- Honduras Medical Mission Team Leader
- Wilderness Medicine Instructor, Louisiana State University School of Medicine
- Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM)
- Member, Wilderness Medical Society
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- Search & Rescue
- Swiftwater Rescue Operations
Carson Harper, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
- Class Five Whitewater Rafting Guide
- Mountain Bike Medic
- Swift Water Rescue
- Wilderness First Aid instructor
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Richard Ingebretsen, MD
- Clinical Instructor, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Program Director, University of Utah “Wild Med U” Program
- Medical Director, Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue
- Former Associate Dean of Students Affairs, University of Utah College of Science
- Vice-Chair of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Ryan Jacobs
- Licensed Paramedic & Wilderness EMT
- BLS, ACLS & PALS Instructor
- Emergency Medical Response Instructor
- Advanced First Aid & First Aid for Severe Trauma Instructor
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support
- FEMA & SARTECH certifications
Kevin Grange
- Firefighter & Paramedic, Jackson Hole Fire & EMS and Grand Teton National Park
- Award-winning author of Wild Rescues, Lights and Sirens, & Beneath Blossom Rain
- Graduate of UCLA’S renowned Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program
